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Monday, January 13, 2014

Bitcoin Already a Hot Topic in 2014 -- Validates Another Prediction

In our annual trends and predictions, we identified Bitcoin as being a hot, ongoing topic in 2014. We said:

Bitcoin and
cashless payments will continue to generate interest. We’ve seen a rise
in interest in bitcoins, and it appears bitcoins may be on the edge of going
mainstream. We don’t think that will happen in 2014 but we do think the topic
will get discussed.

But more retailers are evaluating whether or not to accept Bitcoins for payment, and already there's been a lot of coverage about bitcoins: such as: